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A Republican lawmaker is seeking to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of violating the Constitution by ordering military action against Iran without congressional approval. Representative Thomas Massie says Hegseth broke the law by continuing military operations in Iran for more than 90 days without authorisation from Congress. Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against the defence secretary and plans to force a vote in the House of Representatives this week. Massie says his move is also intended to pressure President Donald Trump into replacing Hegseth before Democrats have a chance to launch their own impeachment proceedings.…
He expressed reservations about the privacy policies of social media platforms, which he said bar parents from knowing how their children died. “That cannot be right,” a visibly upset Harry said. His wife, Meghan Markle, was present but withdrew from an address on Tuesday’s panel. The European Commission regulates online platforms through its Digital Services Act and is planning a special regime for minors under the Kids Act. The burden of proof that platforms are safe should be on the companies rather than on parents, and “the EU Kids Act is exactly that,” said the prince, praising an EU proposal…
Published on 10 November 2026 – 14:31 GMT+1 Qatar said on Tuesday it had seen “progress” in talks between the US and Iran, stating that Doha as a key mediator was “working tirelessly to end the uncertainty over the crisis between Washington and Tehran”. The assessment came a day after Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met US President Donald Trump at the White House. Al Hashmi said the White House meeting “was held in a positive atmosphere and was focused on making progress in the talks.” “We cannot say how close or how far away an…
Published on 10 November 2026 – 13:21 GMT+1 The group, which late on Monday said it would axe 2,300 jobs in Germany, booked an impairment there totalling €4.85 billion ($5.45bn) for the six months to end-September. Vodafone added in an earnings statement that it suffered a net loss of €4.79 billion in its first half. It had reported a profit after tax of €829 million in the first half of its 2025/26 fiscal year. “I am very happy about our overall group performance, but Germany is not yet where it needs to be,” chief executive Margherita Della Valle said in…
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “We do not routinely comment on the activity of other nations. Aircraft and other assets move regularly according to operational requirements.” It comes weeks after an Iran-linked security incident at RAF Fairford, which saw the U.S. pull its bombers out of the base and return them to America. A major incident was declared after three suspicious vans were seen near Fairford, which led to eight arrests. Two British nationals appeared in court in October in connection with an alleged plot connected to Iran. U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s spokesman said: “The U.S. is one…
By Dogyu Lee & Euronews Doha bureau Published on 10 November 2026 – 11:48 GMT+1 Japan agreed on Monday to give the Philippine military a coastal radar system and surveillance drones to help it track ships, in a grant worth 4.3 billion Japanese yen (€24 million). Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro and Japan’s ambassador Katsuro Kitagawa signed the agreement in Manila. The radar will go to the Philippine Navy and the drones to the Air Force. Japan’s foreign ministry said the equipment would also help protect shipping routes important to Japan, including those through the South China Sea and the…
By Angela Barnes with AFP Published on 10 November 2026 – 14:08 GMT+1 Germany’s chip giant Infineon said on Tuesday that the rapid buildout of AI data centres would not slow down despite growing resistance in the United States, even as it predicted the backlash would likely spread to other countries. There has been increased opposition to the environmental and energy costs of the sprawling sites in the United States, with many Democratic winners in the recent midterm elections vowing to put a brake on the projects. Jochen Hanebeck, chief executive of the German giant that has benefited from making power chips used…
Published on 10 November 2026 – 10:38 GMT+1•Updated 13:02 Denmark is pouring another 500 million DKK (approximately €67 million) into one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, backed by pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk Foundation, under plans announced on Tuesday. The funding will support its supercomputer Gefion’s infrastructure and operations at the Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI), which runs the machine, according to an announcement from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark. Further details of how the funding will be used and when the additional capacity will be available have not been revealed. Denmark launched its supercomputer Gefion in…
Before the teams from Ukraine and Russia met, preparatory talks took place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning involving European powers, Ukraine and the U.S. team. Two officials familiar with these discussions, granted anonymity to discuss confidential matters, said these first talks were substantial and the mood was positive. The topic of Europe’s future security architecture is acutely sensitive for European governments, who fear that President Donald Trump may be preparing to radically reduce U.S. support for security in their region, after years of bashing NATO allies. Russia has been demanding a say over scaling back NATO’s efforts in Europe…
Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a deadly multi-vehicle pile-up on a highway in southeastern Bulgaria, where 11 people were killed and dozens injured, according to state media. The crash involved dozens of vehicles and occurred in thick fog near Yambol, on the highway connecting the capital Sofia with the Black Sea city of Burgas. Images from the scene show extensive vehicle wreckage scattered across the road, as emergency vehicles arrive to respond to the incident.